Conservation officers investigate wasted birds
IDFG, Morgan Scott
ABERDEEN, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - At least five Canada geese were found tossed and left to waste at the base of a cliff along American Falls Reservoir near Aberdeen last week.
Idaho Fish and Game Department personnel say it is the second waste case the department has investigated in the southeast region within the past two weeks. The first involved duck carcasses dumped off Hall Road in McCammon in late December.
And, in the Magic Valley, Fish and Game officers are investigating the waste of multiple geese along the Snake River in Minidoka County on two separate occasions in the same time frame.
Many anglers will look back on 2020 as a good year. Maybe it was the nice weather, mild runoff season, or all the COVID-19 restrictions that drove more anglers outside this year. Whatever the reason, it is obvious that 2020 had a lot of big fish stories.
As manager of Idahoâs State Record Fish Program, I am reviewing my five favorite records from a great year. This is not a complete list - just my personal favorites. You can see the complete lists, or check out more articles on the many impressive records caught this year on the state record blog page.Â
Many anglers will look back on 2020 as a good year. Maybe it was the nice weather, mild runoff season, or all the COVID-19 restrictions that drove more anglers outside this year. Whatever the reason, it is obvious that 2020 had a lot of big fish stories.
As manager of Idahoâs State Record Fish Program, I am reviewing my five favorite records from a great year. This is not a complete list â just my personal favorites. You can see the complete lists, or check out more articles on the many impressive records caught this year on the state record blog page.
With the first phase of repairs finished, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation plans to reduce discharge from American Falls Dam in southeastern Idaho on Dec. 21.
The move is in coordination with a rehabilitation project. Construction finished Dec. 7 on the first of two phases. More work is planned starting in June 2021.
Brian Stevens, water operations manager with the bureauâs Upper Snake Field Office in Heyburn, said the recent flow of 900 cubic feet per second will be dropped to 350 cfs, the typical winter flow.
The flow decrease means more water will be stored in American Falls Reservoir for the 2021 irrigation season. The reservoir on the Snake River is important to irrigation, power production and other uses.